Famous quotes containing the word important:
“Fathers are still considered the most important “doers” in our culture, and in most families they are that. Girls see them as the family authorities on careers, and so fathers’ encouragement and counsel is important to them. When fathers don’t take their daughters’ achievements and plans seriously, girls sometimes have trouble taking themselves seriously.”
—Stella Chess (20th century)
“Losing face is as important to people as losing bark is to a tree.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I know, of course, how important it is not to keep a business engagement, if one wants to retain any sense of the beauty of life.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)